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# read-only-link-requires-field - ESLint plugin rules

This rule requires read-only `defineLink` calls to specify a `field` on the first linkable, and a `primaryKey` or `alias` on the inverse form.

## Severity

`error`. This rule is enabled in the [recommended](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/lint#recommended) preset.

## What it Targets

This rule targets files in your project's `src/links` directory. It reports read-only `defineLink` calls (calls whose options object sets `readOnly: true`) whose first argument is missing a `field` property. For the inverse form, where the second argument spreads `<Module>.linkable.<dataModel>.id`, it also requires either a `primaryKey` property or an `alias` property.

The following code is reported by the rule:

```ts title="src/links/post-product.ts"
import { defineLink } from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
import BlogModule from "../modules/blog"
import ProductModule from "@medusajs/medusa/product"

export default defineLink(
  BlogModule.linkable.post,
  ProductModule.linkable.product,
  { readOnly: true }
)
```

Instead, specify the `field` that stores the linked record's ID on the first argument:

```ts title="src/links/post-product.ts"
import { defineLink } from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
import BlogModule from "../modules/blog"
import ProductModule from "@medusajs/medusa/product"

export default defineLink(
  {
    linkable: BlogModule.linkable.post,
    field: "product_id",
  },
  ProductModule.linkable.product,
  { readOnly: true }
)
```

For the inverse form, include a `primaryKey` on the second argument:

```ts title="src/links/post-product.ts"
export default defineLink(
  { linkable: ProductModule.linkable.product, field: "id" },
  {
    ...BlogModule.linkable.post.id,
    primaryKey: "product_id",
  },
  { readOnly: true }
)
```

Alternatively, you can use `alias` instead of `primaryKey` on the inverse form when re-aliasing a linkable. For example, when linking to draft orders using the `order` linkable re-aliased to `draft_order`:

```ts title="src/links/quote-draft-order.ts"
import { defineLink } from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
import QuoteModule from "../modules/quote"
import OrderModule from "@medusajs/medusa/order"

export default defineLink(
  { linkable: QuoteModule.linkable.quote, field: "draft_order_id" },
  { ...OrderModule.linkable.order.id, alias: "draft_order" },
  { readOnly: true }
)
```

## Why it's Important

A read-only link doesn't store its own data, so Medusa needs the `field` to know where the linked record's ID lives. Without it, the link can't resolve the related records.

Learn more in the [Read-Only Module Links documentation](https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/fundamentals/module-links/read-only).

## Fixable

This rule isn't auto-fixable.


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